Laura Ascenzi-Moreno, Special Education, received a $4,000 grant from the National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation, for "Developing Bilingual Readers: A Bilingual Vision for Mentor Texts."
Nicholas Biais, Biology, received $32,714 from the University of California - Santa Cruz, for "Vibrio Cholerae c-diGMP Signaling: Motile to Biofilm Transition and Transmission."
Elizabeth Chua, Psychology, received $117,750 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Brain Stimulation Studies of Memory and Memory Awareness."
Maria Contel, Chemistry, received $392,500 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Biodegradable Nanocarriers and Antibodies as Targeting Delivery Vehicles for Cancer Metallodrugs."
Angelo DiBello, Psychology, received $233,594 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, for "Using Counter-Attitudinal Advocacy to Change Drinking Behavior and Related Problems."
Angelo DiBello, Psychology, received $131,650 from Brown University for "Enhancing the Efficacy and Duration of a Brief Alcohol Intervention Using Self-Affirmation."
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded a $160,906 grant to Melissa Fuster, Health and Nutrition Sciences, for "Applying Innovative Approaches to Design and Implement an Intervention to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Hispanic/Latino Communities Through Restaurants."
Yu Gao, Psychology, received $392,500 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Neurobiological Characteristics, Parent-Child Relationships, and Conduct Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Multimodal Neuroimaging Study."
The Evolving Earth Foundation awarded Matthew Garb, Earth and Environmental Sciences, a $2,035 grant for "Cold Methane Seeps as Possible Refuges From Ash Falls: Comparative Faunal Analyses From a Seep and Non-Seep Deposit, Upper Cretaceous Pierre Shale, South Dakota."
Louise Hainline, Psychology, received $362,965 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for biomedical research training for minority honor students at Brooklyn College.
Amy Ikui, Biology, received $353,250 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Cell Cycle Regulation in Response to Plasma Membrane Stress in S. Cerevisae."
Xinyin Jiang, Health and Nutrition Sciences, received $117,750 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "The Lasting Effect of Maternal Choline Supplementation on Lipid Metabolism in Mouse Progeny Affected by Maternal Obesity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus."
Xinyin Jiang, Health and Nutrition Sciences, received $45,000 from the American Egg Board, for "Egg Consumption During Pregnancy and Cognitive Development of Offspring."
Aneta Mieszawska, Chemistry, received $342,124 from the National Cancer Institute, for "Anti-Vascular and Cytotoxic Nanoparticle Formulations for Ovarian Cancer Therapy."
Luis Quadri, Biology, received $78,500 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for "Gene Essentiality in Mycobacterium Kansasii."
Vital Projects Fund, Inc., awarded Alex Vitale, Sociology, a $100,000 grant, for "Policing and Social Justice Project."